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Oakley Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Oakley
§ 4.9.002. Findings and Purpose.¶
The City Council finds that loitering by minors during the late hours of the night increases the likelihood of criminal activity by and against the young people of the City. Such loitering therefore represents a threat to the health, safety, and general welfare of the City, particularly its youth. The Council thus further finds that reasonable restrictions on late-night loitering by minors in the City will reduce criminal activity by and against youth, enhancing the health, safety, and general welfare of the City’s residents.
§ 4.9.004. Imposition.¶
No person under the age of 18 years shall loiter in any street or public place any time during the following hours:
a. On Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, between 10 p.m. and one-half hour before sunrise of the following day; and
b. On Saturday and Sunday, between 12:01 a.m. and one-half hour before sunrise.
§ 4.9.006. Exceptions.¶
Persons under the age of 18 years are excepted from the operation of this section:
a. When accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or other adult person entrusted with the minor’s care and custody by a parent or legal guardian; or
b. When actually attending or returning directly home immediately after a bona fide meeting, dance, or party at a church, school, or youth club; or
c. When engaged in or immediately and directly going to or returning home from lawful employment.
§ 4.9.008. Report to Police Chief.¶
Each owner, agent, manager, or keeper of a boardinghouse or lodging house, hotel, motel, or motor court shall report immediately to the Oakley Police Department the presence therein of any person under the age of 18 years not excepted from the operation of this section under Section 4.9.006. The report shall include the name, age, last known place of abode, and the names and residences of the parents, guardian, or any other custodian of the minors, so far as such information is obtainable.
§ 4.9.010. Proprietors to Exclude Minors.¶
No proprietor, keeper, clerk or other person having charge or control of any public eating place, place of amusement or public dance hall shall permit any person under the age of 18 years to remain or loiter in that place during the curfew hours set forth in Section 4.9.006(b), unless such minor is excepted from the operation of this chapter under Section 4.9.006(c).
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- Title 1
- Title 2
- Chapter 2.9 — CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE
- Chapter 2.1 — THE CITY COUNCIL
- Chapter 2.2
- Article 1 — CITY MANAGER
- Article 2 — FINANCE DIRECTOR
- Article 3 — POLICE DEPARTMENT[1 ]
- Chapter 2.3 — PLANNING COMMISSION
- Chapter 2.4 — PLANNING AGENCY
- Chapter 2.5 — EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS
- Chapter 2.6 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
- Chapter 2.7
- Article 1 — SALE OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY
- Article 3
- Chapter 2.9 — CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE
- Chapter 2.11 — PERSONNEL SYSTEM
- Title 3
- Chapter 3.1 — UNIFORM LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX
- Chapter 3.2 — UNIFORM TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
- Chapter 3.3 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
- Chapter 3.4
- Chapter 3.5 — BUSINESS LICENSE TAX
- Chapter 3.6
- Chapter 3.7 — UNIFORM COST ACCOUNTING ACT
- Title 4
- Article 4 — RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS
- Chapter 4.31 — WATER-EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 4.34 — DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE EMERGENCY COST RECO…
- Chapter 4.1 — DANGEROUS MATERIALS
- Article 1 — FIREWORKS
- Article 2 — WEAPONS
- Chapter 4.2 — NOISE CONTROL
- Article 1 — FINDINGS REGARDING NOISE
- Article 2 — REGULATIONS OF NOISE GENERALLY
- Chapter 4.3 — OPEN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Chapter 4.5
- Chapter 4.6 — CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BY JUVENILES …
- Chapter 4.7 — ABANDONED VEHICLES
▸Chapter 4.8 — GAMBLING
- Chapter 4.10 — FALSE REPORTS
- Chapter 4.11 — INTOXICATION
- Chapter 4.12
- Chapter 4.14 — ALARM SYSTEMS
- Article 1 — CARNIVALS AND FAIRS
- Article 2 — PARADES
- Chapter 4.17 — ANIMAL CONTROL
- Chapter 4.18 — SHOPPING CARTS
- Article 1
- Article 2 — MULTI-UNIT RESIDENCES
- Article 3 — OUTDOOR AREAS
- Article 1 — DEFINITIONS
- Article 2
- Article 3 — REQUIRED SERVICE
- Chapter 4.22
- Chapter 4.23 — WEED ABATEMENT (Repealed by Ord. 22-09, 11/10/2…
- Chapter 4.24 — LOITERING FOR PURPOSES OF ACTIVITIES RELATED TO…
- Article 1 — RODEOS
- Chapter 4.26
- Chapter 4.27 — WATERWAYS AND WATER SUPPLY
- Article 1 — CONTRA COSTA CANAL
- Article 2 — WATER SUPPLY
- Article 3 — TRANSPORTING WATER FOR DOMESTIC USE
- Chapter 4.28 — WATER SAFETY
- Article 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 3 — RESTRICTIONS
- Chapter 4.29 — NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION
- Article 1 — PURPOSE AND INTENT
- Article 3 — DEFINITIONS
- Article 4 — RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS
- Article 5 — ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 4.30 — RENTAL DWELLING UNIT INSPECTION PROGRAM
- Article 1 — PURPOSE AND FINDINGS
- Article 2 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 3 — STANDARDS
- Article 4 — ENFORCEMENT
- Article 5 — LICENSES, FEES AND COSTS
- Chapter 4.31
- Chapter 4.32 — FORECLOSURE PROPERTIES[3 ]
- Article 1 — PURPOSE AND INTENT
- Article 2 — DEFINITIONS
- Article 4 — ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 4.33 — TOWING SERVICES
- Chapter 4.34
- Chapter 4.35 — GRAFFITI CONTROL
- Chapter 4.36 — UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS)
- Chapter 4.37 — CAMPING
- Chapter 4.38
- Chapter 4.39 — MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY
- Chapter 4.40
- Chapter 4.41
- Title 5
- Chapter 5.14 — TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSE
- Chapter 5.1 — GENERAL UTILITY PROVISIONS
- Chapter 5.2 — ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
- Article 1 — DEFINITIONS
- Article 2 — FRANCHISING REQUIREMENTS
- Article 4 — COUNTY REGULATION OF LICENSE
- Article 5
- Article 6 — GENERAL SERVICE PROVISIONS
- Article 8 — VIOLATIONS
- Article 9 — OTHER JURISDICTIONS
- Article 10 — MISCELLANEOUS
- Chapter 5.5 — OUTDOOR SALES
- Article 1 — (RESERVED)
- Article 3 — SOLICITORS, PEDDLERS AND VENDORS
- Chapter 5.6 — FORTUNETELLING
- Chapter 5.7 — TAXICABS
- Chapter 5.8 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND THERAPISTS
- Chapter 5.9
- Chapter 5.11 — FIREARMS SALES
- Chapter 5.12
- Chapter 5.13
- Chapter 5.14 — TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSE
- Chapter 5.15 — SHORT-TERM RENTALS
- Title 6
- Article 3 — PERMITS REQUIRED
- Article 4 — EROSION CONTROL
- Article 5 — SLOPE DRAINAGE
- Chapter 6.1 — TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES
- Article 1 — TRAFFIC ORDERS
- Article 3 — TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- Article 4
- Article 5 — PARKING ON CITY PROPERTY REGULATIONS
- Article 6 — RIGHTS-OF-WAY
- Chapter 6.2 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Article 2 — PERMITS
- Article 3 — SECURITY
- Article 4 — REQUIREMENTS
- Article 5 — REGULATION OF NEWSRACKS
- Article 6 — MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF SIDEWALKS.
- Article 7
- Article 8 — SHARED MOBILITY DEVICES
- Chapter 6.3 — ROAD DEDICATION STANDARDS
- Article 1 — ROAD DEDICATION IMPROVEMENT
- Article 2 — ROAD STANDARDS
- Article 3 — APPEAL
- Article 4 — SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
- Chapter 6.4 — DRAINAGE
- Article 2 — PERMITS
- Chapter 6.5 — PARK REGULATIONS
- Article 1 — PARK REGULATIONS
- Article 2 — SKATEPARK REGULATIONS
- Chapter 6.6
- Chapter 6.7 — SEWERS
- Article 1 — GENERAL REGULATIONS.
- Article 2 — LINES AND PLANTS
- Article 3 — SUBDIVISIONS AND INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS
- Chapter 6.8 — UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS
- Chapter 6.9 — GRADING
- Article 1 — GENERAL
- Article 2 — PROHIBITED ACTIONS
- Article 3 — PERMITS REQUIRED
- Article 4 — EROSION CONTROL
- Article 5 — SLOPE DRAINAGE
- Article 6 — FEES AND SECURITIES
- Article 7 — COMPLETION OF WORK
- Chapter 6.10 — GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICTS
- Chapter 6.11 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND DISCHARGE CONTROL
- Article 1
- Article 2 — APPLICATION
- Article 3 — ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 6.12 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 6.13
- Title 7
- Chapter 7.1 — CODE ADOPTIONS
- Chapter 7.2 — AMENDMENTS TO CODES
- Chapter 7.3 — (VACANT) (Repealed by Ord. 13-14, 9/9/2014)
- Chapter 7.4 — (VACANT) (Repealed by Ord. 13-14, 9/9/2014)
- Chapter 7.5 — (VACANT) (Repealed by Ord. 13-14, 9/9/2014)
- Chapter 7.6 — (VACANT) (Repealed by Ord. 13-14, 9/9/2014)
- Chapter 7.7 — (VACANT)
- Chapter 7.8 — (VACANT) (Repealed by Ord. 13-14, 9/9/2014)
- Chapter 7.9 — (VACANT)
- Chapter 7.12 — (VACANT) (Repealed by Ord. 01-08, 1/22/2008)
- Chapter 7.15 — (VACANT)
- Chapter 7.16 — ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
- Title 8
- Chapter 926-24 — SCHOOL SITES AND RESERVATIONS
- Chapter 926-24 — SCHOOL SITES AND RESERVATIONS
- Title 9
- Article 13 — (RESERVED)
- Article 2 — DEFINITIONS
- Article 3 — ZONING MAP; DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED
- Article 4 — DISTRICT REGULATIONS: RESIDENTIAL
- Article 5 — DISTRICT REGULATIONS: COMMERCIAL
- Article 6 — DISTRICT REGULATIONS: INDUSTRIAL
- Article 7
- Article 8
- Article 9
- Article 10
- Article 11
- Article 12 — SPECIAL LAND USES.
- Article 13 — (RESERVED)
- Article 14 — PARKING AND CIRCULATION
- Article 15
- Article 16 — ADMINISTRATION
- Article 18 — ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
- Chapter 9.2 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND LAND DEDICATIONS
- Article 1 — PARK IMPACT FEE
- Article 2 — PARKLAND DEDICATIONS
- Article 3 — TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE
- Article 4 — PUBLIC FACILITIES FEE
- Article 5 — FIRE FACILITIES IMPACT FEE
- Article 7
- Chapter 9.3 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 9.4 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING REGULATIONS
- Chapter 9.5
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- § SR.010. General Provisions.
- § SR.020. Administration and Personnel.
- § SR.030. Revenue and Finance.
- § SR.040. Business Licenses, Taxes and Regulations.
- § SR.050. Animals.
- § SR.060. Health and Safety.
- § SR.070. Public Peace, Morals and Welfare.
- § SR.080. Vehicles and Traffic.
- § SR.090. Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places.
- § SR.100. Public Services.
- § SR.110. Buildings and Construction.
- § SR.120. Subdivisions.
- § SR.140. Environment.
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